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SYLVES'IER VARNEY, OF SGARVILLE, IOWA.

GLO THE S-WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed July 7, 1903. Serial No. 442,371.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLVESTER VARNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scar-ville, in the county of Winnebago and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-wringers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved clothes wringer.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine for removing waterfrom a large number of articles in a single operation without anywringing or twisting-such as would be liable to injure the clothes, andis especially adapted for use in laundries.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofthis improved machine; Fig. 2 is a front end elevation thereof; Fig. 3is a longitudinal, vertical. section partly in elevation and Fig. I isa.

transverse section taken on line l -4 of Fig. 3.

In the embodiment illustrated a support- 'ing structure, 1, is shown,preferably constructed of two end members, 2 and 3 each of which ispreferably formed of two crossed bars, 4 and 5, bolted together andrecessed on their inner faces to fit one on the other with their outerfaces flush with each other. The lower ends of the members, 2 and 3, arebraced and connected by side bars, 6 and 7, and similar bars, 8 and 9,connect said end members at a point above the bars 6 and, 7, with spacesformed between them to receive a dram water receptacle to be describedThis drain receptacle, 10, is preferably made as shown in the form of asemi-cylindrical member having cut-out portions at the ends thereof,said end members being of a width to fit between the side bars of thesupporting structure by means of which it is held securely in positionwithout any extraneous means being necessary. Two blocks, 11 and 12, aremounted in the upper ends of the end members, 2 and 3, for a purpose tobe described. I

The clothes receptacle, 13, is mounted between the end members, 2 and 3,and is preferably made in the form of a cylindrical casing, having theround body portion thereof perforated to permit the passage of watertherethrough. One end ofthis cylinder is closed by means of a solidhead, 14., and the other end is provided with an annular head, 15,secured therein for a purpose to be 'described. The solid head, 14, ofthe clothes container, 13, is fixed to the upper end of one of the endmembers at the rear of the machine, preferably by means of a spacingblock 16 and the front or open end thereof has a block 17 arrangedbetween the lower side of the receptacle and the side bars, Sand 9, saidblock being designed to elevate the cylindrical receptacle at this endto permit the water compressed from the clothes to run downwardly towardthe rear of the cylinder. This cylinder as shown is mounted in horizontal position and is provided at its top portion with a hinged door orclosure 18 through which the clothes are inserted into and removed fromthe cylinder. A piston or compressing member 19 is disposed within thecylinder 13 and is made of a diameter slightly less than that of thecylinder to per mit it to move freely therein. A screw threaded shaft,20, is revolubly connected at the inner end with the outer face of thepiston and extends through the open annular ring-shaped member at thefront end thereof and through a block, 21, mounted at the upper end ofthe end member 3. This shaft, 20, is screw threaded throughout thelength thereof and is sufficiently long to project beyond the block, 21,when the piston is at its extreme limit of its compression stroke. Ablock-like member, 22, is loosely mounted on the screw-shaft, 20, andbrace arms, as 23, connect this block. with'the outer face'of thepiston, 19, and two nuts, 24 and 25, are secured on said shaft atopposite ends of said block, 22, and are preferably provided withconnected with an engine and driven mechanically.

The drain Water vessel, 10, is preferably provided at the bottom thereofwith an opening provided with a hinged closure, 10, said closure beingopened When desired for letting off the Water in said receptacle.

Inthe use of this improved clothes Wringer the sprocket Wheel, 32, isturned by any suitable means in one direction to cause the rotation ofthe shaft 20 and cause it to move longitudinally in the block 2 drawingwith it the piston, 19. The clothes are then placed Within thereceptacle between the smooth inner face of the piston, 19, and theclosed head of the cylinder. "The sprocket Wl166l8 are then turned inthe opposite direction to move the shaft inwardand cause the piston 19to compress the clothes and force the Water out therefrom, and the Watersoforced out passes through the perforations in the cylinder into thedrain receptacle arranged therebelow, from which it may be removed bybuckets or any suitable means to a place of deposit.

From the fore-going ,ldescription taken in connection With theaccompanying drawings,

the construction and operation of the invention Will be readilyunderstood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages f this invention as defined intheappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a clothes Wringer the combination of a supporting structure, aperforated clothes receptacle or casing mounted in said structure andhaving one end thereof closed; a compressing member arranged Within saidreceptacle, a screw threaded shaft revolubly connected at one end Withsaid compressing member and extending through and having screw-threadedengagement With said supporting structure, a member loosely mounted onsaid shaft intermediately of its ends, braces connecting said looselymounted member With said compressing member, a bar secured at one end tosaid loosely mounted member and projecting through the end of the casingthrough which the shaft projects, the free end of said bar beingconnected with the free end of said shaft at the other end, a revelublymounted sprocket Wheel sup ported on the free end of the bar, a sprocketwheel fixed to the free end of said shaft, a sprocket chain connectingsaid Wheels, and means for rotating said first mentioned sprocket Wheelfor imparting motion to the shaft in either direction.

2. in a clothes Wringer, the combination of a supporting structure, aperforated clothes receptacle or casing thereof mounted in saidstructure and having one end thereof closed, a piston mounted Withinsaid casing and of a diameter slightly less than the diameter of thecasing, a screw threaded shaft rotatably connected at one end With saidpiston and projecting through one end of the casing and having screwthreaded engagement with said supporting structure, a vblock mounted onsaid shaft interme- -diately of its ends, braces connecting said blockWith said piston, nuts securedon said shaft on opposite sides of saidblock,,a bar secured at one end to said block and projecting through theend of the casing through which the shaft projects, said bar beinginclined upwardly and the free end thereof connected wit-lithe free endof said shaft by bracket arms,za:revolubly mounted sprocket Wheelsupported by the free end of said bar, a sprocket Wheeli'ixed to thefree end of said shaft, a' sprocket chain connecting said Wheels andmeans forrotating said firstmentioned sprocket Wheel for impartingmotion to the shaft to move it in either direction.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

G. G. HERM, GEQJ. TI-IRAUTWEIT.

